Fishline-reel



S. T.`THORPE.

FISHLINE REEL. `APPLICATION man ocT. 17, 1919.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

UivrrED srA'rns PATENT cierren.

SAMUEL THOMAS THORPE, 0F BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR T0 THE HORTON MANUFACTURING-Y COMPANY, OF BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OE CON- NECTICUT.

FISI-ILINE-REEL.

Application filed October 17, 1919.

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL THOMAS THORPE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bristol, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fishline-Beels; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to fish-line reels, and more especially to that type of such reels in which provision is made for restricting the free run of the spool and line, the mechanism for accomplishing this result being commonly called a drag. The objects of the invention are to provide an exceedingly simple drag mechanism susceptible of accurate and minute adjustment to afford the desired resistance and which may be adjusted to set positions with a minimum effort and attention on the part of the sherman and without danger of the adjustment being accidentally changed.

In the accompanying drawings,-

Figure 1 isa view of a reel embodying the present improvements.

ig. 2 is avsectional view showing the drag mechanism, this view being on an enlarged scale to illustrate more clearly the internal construction.

Fig. 3 is an elevation looking at the inner side of the drag and handle head of the reel.

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail.

Except as hereinafter pointed out, the general construction ofthe reel may conform to known or preferred practice and hence the invention is shown embodied in a conventional reel embodying a frame A having heads B and C, and in which a winding spool D is journaled and adapted to be rotated through suitable gearing from a handle E journaled in the head B or on the usual pin projecting from the inner plate B of the head. The spool D embodies the usual concavo-convex spool heads, one of which D is shown in section in Fig. 2, the concavo face being taken advantage of to form a graduated friction surface for cooperation with a friction member of the drag, as will presently appear.

The adjustable and adjusting part of the drag is mounted in the head B and em- Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

Serial No. 331,441.

bodies a carrier formed by an external knurled or roughened edge head F adapted to be turned with the fingers and thumb and bearing indices or numbers which by registering with a fixed index G indicate the adjustment of the drag. The head F is preferably formed as an integral part of a generally cylindrical carrier body, one part of which f forms the journal in the head B and another part f of which cooperates with the retaining spring arms II to hold the parts against escape. Intermediate the parts f, 7" is a recess or part of reduced diameter in which the arms H of the spring are located and the bottom of the recess is in the form of a series of faces It (Fig. 4)' with which the spring arms cooperate to hold the drag in its angular positions of 'adjustment with the desired number in registry with the fixed index. The spring conveniently takes the form of a loop and is held by a screw I passing through the eye formed by the bend and into the head B.

The drag member F is provided with a yielding friction member K adapted to bear against the concave face of the spool head D and by the rotation of the member F the friction member is moved along the graduated friction face formed by the concave or inclined face, and consequently bears with a greater or less pressure thereon. In the preferred construction illustrated the friction member K is in the form of a plunger mounted to slide in a hole or bore formed in the member F parallel with but at one side or eccentric to the axis on which the member turns. The plunger is held advanced by a coil spring L surrounding the plunger behind a flange 7c and outward movement is limited by an adjustable stop formed by the head of a set screw M against which the iange 7f3 comes to rest.

The rotation of the drag member F and the cooperation of the friction member K with the graduated or inclined face of the spool head D', as well as the variable distance from the axis of the spool affords a frictional resistance to the turning of the spool, ranging from nothing, as when the member K is in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, to a maximum when in the position shown in full lines. This arrangement provides for a wide variation in the frictional resistance and the position may be determined by the feel as Well as by observation, for the spring arms H offer an intermittent resistance to changing the adjustment.

justed to suit any Weight of bait While still maintaining the paramount advantage of maintainingv a taut line When the cast bait strikes the Water, thus saving many losses Which'ordinarilyV occur because of slack line Y or a reel snarl at the instant after the bait Vdrops into the Water and is taken by the fish.

`What I claim is:

l. A reel embodying a lrotary spool, a`v

drag embodying a rotary carrier, and a friction member mounted thereon eccentrically with relation to its axis'of rotation,

and in position to frictionally coperate theY with the reel at different distances from axis of rotation of the reel.

2. A reel embodying a rotary spool, a

drag embodying a rotary carrier, a yielding A friction member mounted thereon and movable thereby toward and from the axis of rotation of the spool and into and out of engagement With the spool.

3. A reel embodying a rotary spool having a head with a surface inclined with respect to the axis of rotation, a drag embodying a cairier movable about an axis, a yield- Aing friction member moved thereby, and

while in engagement With the inclined 'surface on thespool in a direction toward: and

from the, axis of the spool to effect a variable resistance to the rotation ofthe spool. 4. A reel embodying a spool having a 'concavo-convex head, a drag embodying a rotary carrier, a spring-pressed plunger -pi'essed plunger mounted in the carrier in position to engage the spool head, and an adjustable stop for limiting the'advanced position of the plunger. Y

6. A reel comprisingra frame, a removable head on the frame, a spool journaled in the frame, in` combinationwith a drag embodying a carrier journaled in the head,

Y means for yieldingly holding the -carrier in the angular `position to Which adjusted, and a friction member mounted on the carrier and movable thereby into and4 out of A engagementy with the spool at greater or less distances from the axis of rotation of the latter.

7. A reel comprising a frame, ahead on the frame, a spool journaled in the frame, in combination with a drag embodying a headed carrier having a cylindrical body journaled in the reel frame and having an intermediate portionV of reduced diameter and irregular contoura retaining spring` on the reel head and having arms located in thereduced portion of the .carrier whereby the latter is heldin position, vand a spoolengaging friction Y member moved .by the rotation of the carrier to increasefor decreasle the resistance to the rotation of the s oo pr Y Y. SAMUEL THOMASTHORPE. 

